Dear America Quiz

When Jose is about to leave the Philippines, he remembered his mother introducing him to a man "she said was my uncle." What is the significance of the diction in this sentence?

• The word "uncle" in the sentence foreshadows that he's going with family.

• The word "she" shows us his mother was talking.

• The word "said" foreshadows that he wasn't really his uncle.

• The diction here is good because it gives us details.

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What is Jose's relationship to bodies of water?

• He feels it's a divider and stays away.

• He loves the water and likes the beach.

• He has a great relationship with water.

• He sometimes likes to be in the water but not all the time.

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What is the significance of his age when he arrives in the US and how could his age have been his saving grace?

• As a 12 year old he was old enough to make new friends and understand his situation.

• As a 16 year old when he first got to the US, he was too old for people around him to adopt so he had to live with his grandparents.

• Jose found out after being in the US for four years that he could have been adopted before turning 16.

• Because he arrived at the age of 12, he was counted as a DREAMER

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How was Jose's vision of America distorted? Why was he thinking he landed in the wrong country?

• Jose felt like there were too many people that looked like what he was used to seeing on TV.

• Jose felt like there was too much diversity. He felt like he was at a parade of nations.

• Jose saw water all around and hadn't thought of the US as islands.

• The airport made him feel uncomfortable in his own skin because of the lack of diversity.

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Why do you think Jose used lines in Tagalog throughout the book?

• To show how he never fitted in.

• To show how his grandparents didn't want to assimilate.

• To show how he always thought in his native language

• To show how he was navigating through two worlds at once

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What does Jose mean when he says, "Separation not only divides families; separation buries emotion, buries it so far down you can't touch it."

• It means he always unhappy

• It means he can't allow himself to continuously miss his family, he has to bury his emotions to move on

• It means that he likes to keep to himself and be alone

• It means that he was separated from his mother at the border and hasn't been reunited with her

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Looking on his middle school days, when Jose states: "Crittenden Middle School was a microcosm of this irreversible movement," what does he suggest about the cultural dynamic present in his school community?

• He was saying his middle school was exactly how the rest of the US looks like

• He was suggesting that his community was not very diverse in that there were so many more white and black students, compared to asian and latino

• He was suggesting that his middle school had a growing population of minorities, making it a minority-majority school

• He was suggesting that there were not enough asian students at the school when compared to the other races

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When Jose goes to the DMV to apply for his driver's permit, what happens?

• The lady at the DMV told him he was still too young for his permit

• The lady at the DMV told him that he needed to come back with valid ID

• The lady at the DMV told him that his green card was fake and he should leave

• The lady at the DMV told him that his green card was fake and she'd report him

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Part 1 of the memoir is called "Lying" and in Part 1 Jose discovers the reason for why his mom wasn't in the US with him. What was the reason and why was it important?

• Jose's mom wasn't with him in the US because Lolo lied on her visa application saying she was single. This was important because it was one more lie devastating Jose's life

• Jose's mom wasn't with him in the US because she had spent all her money on getting Jose over here. This was important because it made Jose feel guilty about taking her spot

• Jose's mom wasn't with him in the US because she was married and her husband couldn't come. This was important because Jose felt she was choosing her husband over him

• Jose's mom wasn't with him in the US because she lied on her visa application saying she was married. This was important because it was one more lie devastating Jose's life

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Jose began his story on leaving his mom and the Philippines, only to end Part 1 on leaving his family. Why did he leave his family and what is the effect of beginning and ending Part 1 in this way?

• Jose left his family in search of a better life. The effect of beginning and ending Part 1 in this way shows how brave he is for being willing to leave comfort for challenges to improve his life.

• Jose left his family to become a reporter in Washington DC. The effect of beginning and ending Part 1 in this way shows his ambition to be the best reporter he can be.

• Jose didn't leave his family so much as he was kicked out. The effect of beginning and ending Part 1 in this way shows how the lies he's had to live with have taken him from a loving home to practically being homeless.

• Jose wanted to move in with his friend, Peter, who was an older gay man. The effect of beginning and ending Part 1 this way shows how Jose is angry at this family and doesn't want to be around them anymore.

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